Maker Directory

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CivicMakers

Jessie Carney Smith

Librarian, Author, Educator

MediaMakers, PoliticalMakers

Johnny Shaw

Radio Station Owner, State Representative

BusinessMakers

Samuel Howard

Corporate Executive

MediaMakers

Reverend Julie Johnson Staples

Journalist, Corporate Executive, Minister

BusinessMakers

Marcus Samuelsson

Chef, Restaurateur

MediaMakers

Karen Slade

Radio Station Manager

EducationMakers

Harold Haizlip

Educator

SportsMakers

Donald Hudson

College Football Coach

MediaMakers

Sandra Hughes

Broadcast journalist

CivicMakers

Caroline Hunter

Civil Rights Activist, Educator, Community Activist

MediaMakers

Robin Stone

Journalist

StyleMakers

Rashid Silvera

Model, Educator

BusinessMakers

Robert F. Smith

Private Equity Chief Executive

MediaMakers, EducationMakers

Melissa Harris-Perry

Television Host, Political Science Professor

MediaMakers

Bea L. Hines

Journalist

MusicMakers

Wayne Shorter

Saxophonist, Music Composer

MusicMakers

Herbie Hancock

Pianist, Music Composer

ArtMakers

Gus Solomons jr

Dancer, Choreographer

LawMakers

Bryan Stevenson

Lawyer, Nonprofit Legal Director

ArtMakers, EntertainmentMakers

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Actor, Screenwriter, Stage Director

BusinessMakers, MusicMakers

Alexander Smalls

Restaurateur, Opera Singer

LawMakers

The Honorable Glenda Hatchett

Judge

ArtMakers

Ntozake Shange

Playwright, Author

SportsMakers

Bonnie St. John

Skier

PoliticalMakers

The Honorable Ruth Hassell-Thompson

Policy Advisor, State Senator

CivicMakers

Reuben K. Harpole

Academic Administrator, Foundation Executive

BusinessMakers

Thelma Sias

Corporate Executive

CivicMakers

Tamara Harris

Financial Executive, Foundation Executive

ArtMakers

Lorna Simpson

Photographer

MusicMakers

Cissy Houston

Singer

SportsMakers

C. Lamont Smith

Talent Agent

CivicMakers

Penelope Stewart

Nonprofit Executive

SportsMakers, LawMakers

Jimmie Lee Solomon

Sports Executive, Lawyer

SportsMakers

Art Lee Shell, Jr.

Football Player

MediaMakers

Rickey Smiley

Entertainment Host

MusicMakers

Andre Harrell

Record Executive, Film Producer

LawMakers

Charles Hunter

Lawyer

LawMakers

The Honorable Laura Taylor Swain

Judge

MusicMakers

Jimmy Heath

Musician, Jazz Composer, Jazz Musician, Composer

SportsMakers

Evander Holyfield

Boxer

BusinessMakers

Scott Syphax

Chief Executive Officer

MedicalMakers

Chet Hewitt

Healthcare Executive

CivicMakers

Mario Marcel Salas

Professor, Political leader, Political Activist

CivicMakers

Sybil Hampton

Foundation Executive

PoliticalMakers, CivicMakers

The Honorable Lottie Shackelford

Political leader, Civic Leader

BusinessMakers

J. Robert Harris

Marketing Chief Executive

LawMakers

The Honorable Peter C. Harvey

Lawyer

BusinessMakers

Ira Hall

Chief Executive Officer

MilitaryMakers

Colonel Adele E. Hodges

Colonel

ArtMakers

JoeSam

Mixed Media Artist